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Archimandrite Fr. Dionysius Katerinas: The saints are the Gospel applied, and this was shown by St. George through his lifetranslated

November 4, 2026 · 1 min read

The saints show that this narrow and constricted path leads to salvation. They show themselves to us and tell us that we must despise the things of this world, contemplate the things above so that we may live in eternal life. Holy Vigil ended on Monday, October 2 (Ephesians, Joseph, Euthalia, martyrs, restoration of leaven of St. George the Victorious, new hieromartyr George of Neapolitan), in the Holy Church of Evangelistria in Piraeus, where the holy archimandrite Fr. Dionysius Katerinas, a clergyman of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens, preached the holy word.

The vigil and the sermon are taking place within the framework of the program "ENORIA in action…".

Fr. Dionysios in his sermon referred to the importance of faith, sacrifice, and practical dedication to Christ, on the occasion of the feast of the restoration of the leaven of St. George the Victorious. The central message was that death for the sake of Christ is true life, while life without Christ is equivalent to spiritual death.

"Death for the sake of Christ is life. And life without Christ is death. The Church, with the clouds of its saints, testifies to this truth."

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